Summary
- Renny Harlin’s upcoming film, The Bricklayer, features Nina Dobrev and Aaron Eckhart in leading roles, promising realistic and emotionally charged performances that will enhance the project.
- The film has been acquired by Vertical, collaborating with Millennium Media to bring Harlin’s vision to life on the big screen.
- Based on the 2010 novel by Paul Lindsay, The Bricklayer is an action thriller that takes audiences on a riveting adventure of espionage and intrigue, set to captivate from start to finish.
Renny Harlin’s next film is now in the hands of Vertical. Harlin’s action thriller, The Bricklayer, stars Nina Dobrev of The Vampire Diaries fame. And Two-Face himself from The Dark Knight, Aaron Eckhart, is featured as the lead of the upcoming flick. The Bricklayer has officially received a day-and-date release, and it is now scheduled to drop domestically in 2024.
Vertical acquired The Bricklayer and has teamed with Millennium Media to bring Harlin’s vision to life on the big screen. The Vice President of Development and Production at Millennium, Tanner Mobley, said of the deal (per Deadline):
Working with Renny is always a delight, and teaming up with Vertical was a no-brainer. We’re excited to collaborate with Vertical’s incredibly talented team who are the perfect partners for this film.
Harlin rose to prominence from virtual obscurity when New Line Cinema hired him to direct A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988). After the Freddy Krueger flick made nearly $50 million in the United States, Harlin’s career skyrocketed. And his resume now includes the likes of Die Hard 2, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane — the comedy also stars Nightmare’s own Robert Englund — and the Sylvester Stallone-led Cliffhanger.
Renny Harlin’s The Bricklayer Drops in 2024
The faces of Renny Harlin’s The Bricklayer lie with the talents of Nina Dobrev and Aaron Eckhart. Both actors are eclectic performers who are sure to bring a realism and an unmatched level of respective emotions to their characters, which will undoubtedly bolster the project. Harlin himself is currently promoting The Strangers’ upcoming trilogy. And the CEO and Partner at Vertical, Peter Jarowey, is also excited to join The Bricklayer’s team. Jarowey said in the same release:
“We are thrilled to partner with Millennium as our first collaboration. Renny Harlin, possessing an acute mastery of the action-thriller genre, delivers in The Bricklayer, and elicits extraordinary performances from a cast led by Aaron Eckhart. The film, a riveting adventure through the realms of espionage and intrigue, promises to captivate audiences from start to finish.”
The Bricklayer is based on the 2010 novel of the same name, which was penned by author Paul Lindsay. Lindsay used the pen name “Noah Boyd,” and the script for Harlin’s film was fashioned by writers Hanna Weg and Matt Johnson. The film also stars the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) alum Tim Blake Nelson (The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: Brave New World).
This story originally appeared on Movieweb
